Chapter 3
"So, just tell me" Michael asked his uncle Tony. "Who is that?"
"Who, her?" Tony said, indicating to Mac.
"Yes"
"You seriously don't know?" Tony chuckled.
"No, should I?"
"Yes, that's your aunt"
"What, Mac? Married to Uncle Chris?"
"Yup"
"Wow, I've always wanted to meet her. I've heard she's really cool"
"She is. I owe my life to her. You're lucky to know her."
"My ears are burning DiNozzo" a voice came from in front of them.
"And yeah, you have to watch what you say" he told his nephew.
"Damn straight."
"Uncle Chris!" Michael yelled as he brushed past his aunt, running into his uncle's arms.
"Hey buddy" he said, putting him down.
"How'd it go at work" Mac asked him
"Great, they're throwing a party to welcome me back."
"Great"
"It's a big formal thing, you guys are all invited"
"Cool," they all said
"When"
"Tuesday"
Tuesday
"Wow, you look great Abs" McGee told his wife.
"Why thank you, not to shabby yourself" she said, admiring his black suit.
"Hey guys" Mac said, walking up with Chris,
"Woah, and I mean woah" Abby said to her sister in law. She was wearing a black dress, long, a slit up to her knee. She had her silver ‘s' necklace one and her hair was down and straight, curled in at her shoulder.
"Right back at ya sis" she said, seeing Abby knee length black dress, her, hair down, for a change, and make-up same as usual.
"Why thank you."
"I gotta go to the bathroom, be right back" Mac said and she walked past them.
"How bout a dance honey?" McGee asked Abby.
"Sure" she said grabbing his hand and pulling him over to the dance floor, Chris walking back to the table and sitting down next to Tony.
"I expected the new chief of staff to be and old prick, but he is young and hot!" the chief resident told another doctor.
"He's married Emma" he replied.
"I know, but some guys like to cheat" she said hopefully.
"Not him"
"How'd you know?" a voice came from behind them.
"Well, how'd you know other wise" he asked her.
"Well, I had sex with him last night"
"Really? Well I'm sure his wife would like to know he is unfaithful"
"I don't think so."
"True. Well, I might be able to get a quickie with him"
"I never actually said he cheated"
"But you said that you… you said" she stuttered, a smile came across the other woman's face. "Mrs. Scuito, nice to meet you."
"Yeah" Mac said, chuckling. "Nice to see you again Pete" she said, turning to the male doctor.
"You too Mac"
"Mac!" a man yelled, causing her to spin around.
"What is it DiNozzo?" she yelled back.
"Kate won't dance with me"
"Kate! Dance with him!" Mac yelled.
"Please, I can't even walk without my feet hurting"
"True"
"Then you dance with me then"
"What is it with you and dancing?!"
"Well, I don't do it normally so, I wanna tonight"
"Cool, in about five minutes" she said, walking back to the table.
"How bout a drink Mac?" Abby asked her
"I don't drink"
"Come on, it is a special occasion. Have a glass of champagne"
"Fine then" she said reluctantly, taking the glass from Abby. She took a sip and screwed up her face. "Nice" she said, placing the glass back on the table. Abby took her arm and led her off to the side.
"I know that face"
"What face?" Mac said innocently.
"That face, I had the exact same one 8 years ago"
"Wow, 8 years" she said, trying to shift the topic.
"Mac, you're pregnant aren't you?"
"Um…yeah"
"Seriously?"
"Yeah."
"Wow, I'm surprised Chris didn't tell me, he cant keep a secret"
"Yeah, well that is kinda because he doesn't know"
"You haven't told him?"
"Nope."
"Mac, how bout that dance now? Tony said from behind the two girls.
"Sure" she said, and he took her by the arm and led her to the dance floor.
"So, how you feeling about the baby business?" Mac asked him when they were dancing.
"Well, nervous, scared, but excited as well" he said.
"I'm not surprised"
"Yeah"
"Names?"
"Well, since we wanted to be surprised by the sex, we have two picked out."
"Hit me"
"Well, if it is a boy, Jethro," this caused a small laugh from Mac.
"Does he know?"
"Nope. And I know that name could be a little weird for a kid, but we could shorten it to J"
"Yup, and if it is a girl?"
"Well, ma and Kate decided on…Sarah"
"Seriously?" Mac said, taken aback.
"Yeah, I mean there wouldn't have been any kid if it wasn't for you"
"You know people could take that the wrong way" she said jokingly.
"Well, you saved me when everyone thought I was ‘dead', and you got Kate out of that fire, and the situation in Italy."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that."
"So, you like them?"
"Yeah, and I'm honoured" there was silence for another few minutes, then Mac screwed up her eyes.
"What is it?" he asked, concerned
"Nothing, I'm just waiting for something bad to happen"
"What?" he said, confused
"Well, every time something good happens to me, something bad happens to spoil it"
"Seriously?"
"Yup" and with the end of that conversation, they heard a gunshot.
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